| Office | 1st Principal of Madrasa Shahi |
|---|---|
| Office | 1st Principal of Jamia Islamia Arabia Amroha
|
| Predecessor | "post established" |
| Successor | "unknown"
|
Ahmad Hasan Amrohi (1850 – 18 March 1912) also known as Muhaddith Amrohi within the Deobandi movement;[1] was an Indian Muslim scholar and freedom struggle activist who served as the first principal of Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad. He was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and among the founding members of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Thamratut-Tarbiyat. He was an authorized disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki.
Biography
Ahmad Hasan was born in 1850 in Amroha, which at that time was part of the Moradabad district.[1] He received his primary education from Sayyid Rafat Ali, Karim Bakhsh Bakhshi, Muhammad Hussain Jafri, and studied medicine with Amjad Ali Khan.Template:Sfn He went to Meerut for higher education, where he studied with Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi.Template:Sfn Nanautawi taught him all the academic sciences and then sent him to Darul Uloom Deoband, from where he graduated in 1290 AH, alongside Mahmud Hasan Deobandi and Fakhrul Hasan Gangohi.[1]Template:Sfn Ahmad was an authorized disciple of Imdadullah Muhajir Makki in Sufism and was authorized to transmit hadith by Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri and Shah Abdul Ghani.Template:Sfn
After completing his studies, Hasan became the principal of Madrasa Qasmia, an Islamic school established by his teacher Nanautawi in Khurja.Template:Sfn[2] He then served in the Islamic institutions in Delhi and Sambhal as a principal, the institutions being likely Madrasa Abdur-Rab, Delhi; and Madrasa Jama Masjid, Sambhal.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn He became the principal of Madrasa Shahi in Moradabad upon its inception it 1879 (1296 AH), a post he served until 1885 (Dhu al-Qadah 1303 AH).Template:Sfn Later, he moved to Amroha, where he re-established an old madrasah in the Jama Masjid,Template:Efn and occupied himself with the teaching responsibilities, and served as the first rector, principal and senior hadith professor.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Few years later, the executive council of Darul Uloom Deoband, called him to teach at the seminary. He taught there for just two months and then moved back to Amroha.Template:Sfn His students included Ismail Sambhali.Template:Sfn
Hasan was a member of the executive council of the Darul Uloom Deoband from 1895 to 1912.Template:Sfn He was a founder members of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi's Thamratut-Tarbiyyat.Template:Sfn He debated with Arya Samaj people and was among the prominent Muslim scholars who debated Ahmadis.Template:Sfn On 15 June 1909, he debated with Ahmadis in Rampur alongside Sanaullah Amritsari, and defeated them.Template:Sfn His literary works include Ifādāt-e-Aḥmadiyyah, Izālatul Waswās and Al-Ma'lūmāt al-Ilāhiyyah.[1] He was a jurist and his religious edicts are found in the libraries of Phalauda and Rampur.[1]
Hasan died of plague on 18 March 1912 in Amroha, Moradabad.Template:Sfn His funeral prayers were led by Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad.Template:Sfn Kifayatullah Dehlawi, Habibur Rahman Usmani and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi expressed grief over his death.Template:Sfn
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Sawaneh Ulama-e-Deoband{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Nawaz Publications(January 2000)
- Tehreek Azadi-e-Hind Mai Muslim Ulama aur Awaam ka Kirdar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Deeni Kitab Ghar(2014)
- 50 Misaali Shaksiyaat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Maktaba Faiz-ul-Qur'an(July 1999)
- History of the Dar al-Ulum Deoband{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Darul Uloom Deoband(1981)
- Darul Uloom Deoband ki Jami' wa Mukhtasar Tārīkh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Shaykhul Hind Academy(October 2020)
- Sayyid al-Ulama{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Jamia Islamia Arabia(2009)